PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kip Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spenser Nukem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nukem is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Megadeath-Duke Nukem. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Morgan
vs
Nukem

175 cm
22
158 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

180 cm
23
156 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Fast

Steel Penn LSD Q160-Q158-Q155 (95% Return)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kip Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Spenser Nukem!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Daniel Blasius and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Nukem but Nukem pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nukem is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Morgan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nukem as he jumps to the side.
Morgan shoots for a takedown but Nukem saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kip Morgan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morgan tries for a takedown but Nukem sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Morgan closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Nukem did well to prevent Morgan getting side control.
Morgan wants to pass the guard but Nukem is defending well.
Morgan is thwarting Nukem's attempts to control the position.

Morgan decides to stand and escape the position.
Nukem on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Spenser Nukem is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nukem tries to close the distance and clinch but Morgan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nukem tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nukem tries to clinch up but Morgan circles away and keeps his distance.
Morgan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Nukem sprawls well. Nukem wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Morgan gets slowly back to his feet.
Kip Morgan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nukem tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Morgan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nukem tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Morgan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Nukem clinches with his opponent.
Morgan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Morgan missing with knees to the body.
Morgan is trying to pull guard but Nukem has him pressed against the cage.
Morgan is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Nukem gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Nukem tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nukem lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Kip Morgan has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Nukem pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Nukem stops a takedown attempt from Morgan.
Nukem crunches a lovely knee into Morgan's ribcage.
Morgan is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Nukem is defending well.

Morgan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Nukem gets a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nukem.
Nice elbow from Nukem.
Nukem creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Morgan's defenses.
Nukem comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Morgan throws an elbow that misses.
Morgan misses with an elbow over the top.
Morgan is trying to drag Nukem to the mat but Nukem just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Morgan is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Nukem lands a knee to the body.
Morgan tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Nukem smiles and moves away.
Nukem wants to clinch up but Morgan keeps it at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nukem is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Morgan plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Morgan moves into range and clinches up with Nukem.
Nukem using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Morgan drops down looking for an ankle pick but Nukem pulls his leg out and moves away.
Morgan is breathing heavily.
Nukem tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Morgan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nukem blocks a head kick by Morgan.
Nukem is looking to clinch.
Nukem keeps the fight on the outside.

Morgan looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Nukem!

Morgan is working to tighten is grip on Nukem's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Nukem has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Morgan is really squeezing tight and eventually Nukem passes out! Morgan breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Kip Morgan!
Kip Morgan thanked the fans post fight for their support.